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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: mini998 on July 24, 2013, 03:21:53 PM

Title: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: mini998 on July 24, 2013, 03:21:53 PM: It doesn't say this is PVA based , shop assistant said this is stronger than PVA so not sure what to buy...

If this doesn't work then what make/brand of glue I should be buying?

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Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: ajmw89 on July 24, 2013, 03:26:00 PM: Get the weatherproof one. That's what I use
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: mini998 on July 24, 2013, 03:30:47 PM: Quote from: ajmw89 on July 24, 2013, 03:26:00 PM
Get the weatherproof one. That's what I use
You mean the exact same brand as the picture?

Blue one is weatherproof, so I'll buy that one then. BTW shop assistant said this is not PVA based though
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: ajmw89 on July 24, 2013, 03:41:39 PM: I have a bottle of that at the moment. So long as it is wood glue and water/weatherproof it should do the trick. haven't had anything I've glued recently come apart yet.
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: mini998 on July 24, 2013, 04:00:43 PM: Quote from: ajmw89 on July 24, 2013, 03:41:39 PM
I have a bottle of that at the moment. So long as it is wood glue and water/weatherproof it should do the trick. haven't had anything I've glued recently come apart yet.

Thanks, bought one of them.
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: patriotscreen on July 24, 2013, 06:26:00 PM: Having said that, I use the normal interior one and never had any problems with anything coming unstuck even after oiling, sanding, knocking, more oiling
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: ajmw89 on July 25, 2013, 08:41:54 AM: Quote from: patriotscreen on July 24, 2013, 06:26:00 PM
Having said that, I use the normal interior one and never had any problems with anything coming unstuck even after oiling, sanding, knocking, more oiling

It shouldn't come unstuck, but I'd rather have the extra peace of mind that I've used weather/waterproof glue.
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: mini998 on July 25, 2013, 08:57:21 AM: One last question guys,

Can I dilute this glue with water to make it easier to run down cracks?
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: ajmw89 on July 25, 2013, 09:04:00 AM: Yeah, you can. Don't over dilute it though, otherwise it won't hold. You shouldn't need too much water
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: mini998 on July 25, 2013, 09:13:28 AM: ^ Thanks
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: Vitas Cricket on July 25, 2013, 09:55:51 AM: Expensive isn't it?

How much of it do you get through?

I've got a huge vat of PVA that wasn't much more than this. I've never had a complaint about a repair not holding.
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: ajmw89 on July 25, 2013, 10:11:28 AM: I've got a big vat on it's way to me. had a lot of broken bat toes from guys at my club to repair recently and ran out in the middle of repairing one, so had to nip down B&Q to get a bottle. I keep hold of the bottle though, as the nozzle is useeful for squeezing glue into cracks. Just refill the bottle from the tub when it's empty.
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: Vitas Cricket on July 25, 2013, 10:14:16 AM: I use printer ink refill needles to get the glue into the tiniest of gaps - maybe I'm a bit OTT but it works brilliantly!
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: ajmw89 on July 25, 2013, 10:46:06 AM: I'll bear that in mind. I've also tried piping glue in the way you would with icing on a cake and a very fine nozzle. Works well, but can be quite messy if the glue is watered down!
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: petehosk on July 25, 2013, 02:57:41 PM: If it is a long crack that is still quite closed up, there was a tip to squeeze some glue in the crack after making it a little wider, then use a straw to blow down which should get the glue right deep into the clack?
I thought that sounded like a decent idea!
Title: Re: Can I use this glue to fix few cracks on a bat?
Post by: simonmay5 on July 25, 2013, 10:23:52 PM: My wife a nurse and found a good old needle and syringe work very well as you can have large or very fine needles